Shakki sivistää

(Alunperin kirjoitettu 7.5.2008.)

Jeah.

Olenpas viime aikoina tutustunut shakkiin sekä pelaamalla että käymällä läpi klassikkopelejä. Wikipeditin vaatimattomasti nimetyn Kuolemattoman pelin v. 1851 ja törmäsin linkkiin:

"[Blade Runner] is one of the most literate science fiction films, both thematically — enfolding the philosophy of religion and moral implications of the increasing human mastery of genetic engineering, within the context of classical Greek drama and its notions of hubris[3] — and linguistically, drawing on the poetry of William Blake and the Bible. This is a theme subtly
reiterated by the chess game between J. F. Sebastian and Tyrell based on the famous Immortal Game of 1851 symbolizing the struggle against mortality imposed by God.[4][5] (The king and queen are interposed on Tyrell's side, a position which a grandmaster would never attempt)."

Kyllähän mä tiesin, että Blade Runnerista ei symboliikkaa puutu, mut...